The Association for Accounting Marketing presented 38 Marketing Achievement Awards (AAM-MAAs) to 24 firms for their marketing and communications achievements during a gala ceremony June 11 at the 2012 AAM Summit in Las Vegas.

Additionally, the panel of ten judges, which included professionals in advertising, consulting, professional services and marketing, bestowed four individual awards.

Rookie of the Year was awarded to Kari Reynolds of MGO, Volunteer of the Year went to Creative Sparks LLC’s Laura Sparks, Donna Erbs of Anders, Minkler & Diehl grabbed Marketer of the Year and Barnes Denning’s Chris Perrino was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Below, a list of the awards that were handed out by the judges after reviewing 130 entries from 60 different accounting firms in the United States and Canada, grouped by category:

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